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Relic of early universe found nearby

Galaxy appears little changed in 10 billion years

GROWTH SPURT  All of the stars in galaxy NGC 1277 formed in a rapid burst 12 billion years ago. The galaxy’s ancient, massive black hole probably formed quickly too.

Andrew C. Fabian, Remco C. van den Bosch, MPIA/NASA/ESA

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

A galaxy just over 230 million light-years away in the nearby Perseus cluster looks as if it was snatched from the dawn of time and delivered to our galactic neighborhood, new observations reveal.